An Easter Surprise Personalized Book

Julian’s Eas t er Sur pris e Love, Mom & Dad

Written by Lily Jacobs lllustrated by Robert Dunn

Julian’s Eas t er Surpris e Love, Mom & Dad

Happy Easter, Julian!

You will always be our sunshine and smiles!

Love, Mom & Dad

Not long ago, in a land you might know, Lived a girl named May and a boy named Joe.

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Spring had arrived with pretty flowers to see, And brought an Easter surprise…but what could it be?

BUN N Y

A gift joined the family that warm spring day, a cute little bunny.

“Let’s call him Julian,” said May.

They played with the bunny until it was late, Then settled Julian into his cozy, snug crate.

May gave Julian a kiss and Joe patted his head, And then the two children both climbed into bed.

A sof t evening breeze blew in through the window, And May and Joe smiled as they slept on their pillows.

But Julian had no time now to close his own eyes: He was preparing an Easter surprise!

He was quite little, that much was true, But tonight our dear Julian had a big job to do.

For he had a secret he hadn’t let show:

He was the

Easter Bunny, and he

had to go!

A magical wind gave his whiskers a tickle.

His nose, how it twitched! His ears, how they wiggled!

Soon, Julian was quite different than ever before, And he couldn’t wait-not for one moment more!

He raced through the house and out into the night, To where he had hidden his eggs out of sight.

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His marvelous burrow held Easter eggs plenty: To be quite exact, Julian packed up the eggs; he looked at the map.

He fastened his goggles and his red flying cap.

nine million and twenty!

Then Julian hopped right into his hot air balloon, And soon he was as as the

soaring

high

moon!

As he watched his first stop grow nearer and nearer, His big

Easter mission became even clearer.

First, Julian balanced eggs on a tall building top...

HO P P Y PA R K

...Then he went to the park, spreading eggs as he hopped.

CHILDREN’S LIBRARY And then he dashed off for an

Easter home run...

GAME TODAY ...Then quietly hid chocolate eggs, one by one.

With big bounces here and

Julian was a

giant jumps there,

wonderful egg-hiding hare!

W ES T

EA S T

east, to the south, west, and north.

He f lew to the

He crisscrossed the land; he raced

back and forth.

All over town Julian stashed tasty treats.

He hopped up the hills and raced down the streets!

But rush as he might, his long list went on.

Julian was delivering his eggs until dawn!

Finally, Julian found his very last stop.

He came to his house with a bounce and a hop!

And there he delivered his Easter surprises: So many eggs, of all shapes and sizes!

And when he was done, he stopped for a rest.

G NIN R O M S NEW

Yes, surely this Easter was one of his best!

The morning sun rose on that bright Easter day.

It was time to wake up for Joe and for May. But seeing his cage, they were in for a shock,

The door was wide openhis crate was unlocked!

There were eggs to discover, as all children know.

“But we just want Julian!� cried May and cried Joe.

They looked under their beds; they looked all around.

But their little bunny just couldn't be found.

W ho unfolded this map?

But whose goggles were these?

Then from ’round the corner came a faint tap-tap-tap.

They rushed and they stumbled. It had to be him!

And there they found baskets-

and something else was tucked in?

MA

JOE

Y

“It’s Julian!”

they cried out, and held him so close.

Joe tickled his ears and May kissed his pink nose.

Julian hugged them back, his new friends so dear.

Happy Ea s ter to all!

S e e y o u n ex t y e a r !

Did you find all the hidden Easter eggs?

Look back through the book to see if you can spot all 20 eggs.

Give up?

Check the answers on the last page.

Written by Lily Jacobs Illustrated by Robert Dunn Designed by Sarah Allen Text copyright © 2015 by Sourcebooks, Inc. Design and cover copyright © Hometown World Ltd. and Sourcebooks, Inc. Sourcebooks and the colophon are registered trademarks of Sourcebooks, Inc. Put Me In the Story is a trademark of Sourcebooks, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems–except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews–without permission in writing from its publisher, Sourcebooks, Inc. The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious or are used fictitiously. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental and not intended by the author.

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Julian, can y u find the Easter eggs hidden thr ughout this b k?